Side Note

There is still snow on the north facing roof of my well insulated house. My yard is covered in a blanket a couple inches deep. It's 42 degrees outside. Technically, spring is still almost two weeks away...but for me, today is THE day.

It's sunny, a warm the earth kind of sunny.
People are driving around with their windows down; some just a crack, others all the way down.
A few brave souls are out in shorts and t-shirts (it's how some of us roll.)
Drivers are willing to wait in line for 30 minutes, or more, for a trip through the car wash.

For me, today is the first day that Spring really seems like a coming reality. Today has the emotional impact of the scene in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe when meadow gets slushy, the green and colorful things start poking up through the snow, and the animals all realize...ASLAN IS BACK!

The world feels different today...better...more alive...fresher. It's that day when you want to open all your windows and doors but the small voice in the back of your head assures you that it's not quite time for that yet...but soon!

It's the day when those of us who have spent our lives in the "snowbelt" realize that there's probably one more big snow storm left, probably on Easter weekend, but it won't stay long and it will signify that Winter's back is broken and life will be oozing out all around us for the next few weeks.

Yes, today is that day, for me, here in Jackson, Michigan. If you're in the "snowbelt" I hope you have that day soon, if you haven't already.